University Of Houston
Index of Sustianable Courses
Total Graduate Courses
3126
Total Undergraduate
courses
Toatl
Cullen College
of Engineering
AASHE points:
3480
ER 6
3.708749622
ER 7
1.064582198
6606
Total Focussed courses
245
Total Related Courses
211
Total Sustainable courses
456
Department of
Civil &
Environmental
Engineering
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
CIVE 1188
The challenge of
civil engineering
focused
CIVE 3331
Environmental
Engineering
focused
CIVE 3332
Engineering
materials
related
CIVE 3339
Geotechnical
related
CIVE 4311
Civil Engineering
Design and
professional
practice
related
CIVE 4331
Water quality
Engineering
focused
CIVE 4332
Hydrology
focused
CIVE 4312
Civil Engineering
Design Project
focused
Design of a civil engineering project, including social, economic,
environmental, regulatory, and constructability factors.
CIVE 4333
Water and
Wastewater
Treatment
focused
The fundamental principles of design for municipal water and
wastewater treatment facilities.
CIVE 4337
Transportation
Engineering
focused
Highway, rail, water, air, and other modes of transportation,
emphasizing problems related to their planning, use, operation, and
maintenance.
CIVE 4363
concrete design
focused
Analysis and design of concrete structures and their components.
CIVE 4364
structural steel
design
focused
CIVE 4369
foundation
engineering
Remarks
A study of the scope of the civil engineering profession and the
vision of civil engineering for the twenty-first century.
Introduction to air, water, and environmental pollutants, and
concepts of design for treatment.
Analysis of properties of solid materials related to engineering
design, introduction to metallurgical processes, and materials
testing.
Laws of mechanics and hydraulics applied to soils. Physical and
Ideas, concepts, and approaches for design applied to small civil
engineering projects. Ethics, professional conduct, legal issues, and
communication in civil engineering practice.
Environmental chemistry and biology with applications to
engineering problems in the natural environment. Emphasis on
chemical and biological reactions of contaminants as they move
through surface and ground waters and the resulting corrective
actions
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall and runoff, water losses, snowmelt, ground
water, unit hydrograph, floods and flood routing, stream flow
records, reservoir design, and sedimentation.
Analysis and design of steel structures and their components.
related
Applications of soil mechanics to foundation engineering.
Exploration techniques, foundation selection criteria, design, and
construction.
CIVE 5360
Urban and
Regional
Planning
6321
Experimental
Soil Mechanics
related
6322
Storm Water
Management
related
6323
6325
6332
Advanced
Foundation
Design
Geotechnical
Engineering
Investigations
Ground
Improvement,
Grouting and
Geosynthetics
focused
related
related
Collection and analysis of data for urban planning. Development of
master plan emphasizing engineering aspects of utilities,
transportation, and other city facilities.
Determination, interpretation, significance, and application of
engineering properties of soils, including laboratory testing, sample
handling, reliability of results, and methods of evaluation; field
instrumentation.
Detention pond analysis and design, stormwater analysis and
management alternatives, governmental criteria, and computer
programs.
Site characterization; in-site testing methods; reliability in
foundation design; structural design of shallow and deep
foundations.
Geophysical methods; subsurface explorations; soil sampling;
groundwater conditions and monitoring;
focused
Basic concept of ground improvement, ground reinforcement and
ground treatment. Landfill design.
focused
Basic concept of ground improvement, ground reinforcement and
ground treatment. Landfill design. State-of-practice constructions
methods and equipment
6333
StressDeformation
Behavior of Soil
6334
Getechnical
stability
related
Shear strength of cohesive and cohesionless soils; stability of natural
and man-made slopes; bearing capacity theory.
6335
Advanced
Concrete design
related
Design of two-way slabs, long columns, and connections; deflection
and cracking of beams and slabs; ACI design criteria.
6338
Avanced steel
design
related
6341
Bridge Design
6343
Retaining
Structures and
Slope Stability
related
6349
Reliability and
Safety of
Structures
related
6350
Advanced
Mechanics of
Materials
related
6351
6355
focused
Advanced
Concrete
Behavior
Introduction to
Dynamics of
Structures
related
related
6361
Groundwater
Hydrology
focused
6362
Hydraulic
Structures
focused
6363
Evaluation of
Water Quality in
Natural Waters
focused
Plastic analysis of indeterminate structures; design of beams,
columns, and beam-columns using the Load and Resistance Factor
Design (LFRD) method.
History, aesthetics, and classification of highway bridges. Bridge
loads and load combinations. Design of deck slabs, concrete and
steel girders.
Earth pressure theories; design of retaining structures such as
braced, tied-back, slurry, and reinforced soil structures; stability of
excavation, cut, and natural slopes; slope stabilization methods.
Review of probability theory and treatment of uncertainties in
structural engineering. Probabilistic models for loads and resistance
variables. Structural analysis incorporating uncertainties.
Mathematical background of reliability theory. Probability-based
limit state design
Stress and strain at a point; failure criteria; energy principles and
their application in structural mechanics; theories of torsion,
unsymmetrical bending, shear center, curved beams, and beams on
elastic foundation.
Behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete sections and
members subjected to axial force, movement, and shear.
Confinement of concrete, creep, and shrinkage.
Fundamentals of vibration; dynamic response of structures to
periodic and general dynamic loading; analytical and computational
techniques.
Distribution and flow of water in the hydrosphere. Engineering
methods to quantify and model rainfall, runoff, recharge, and
groundwater flow.
Analysis and design of water transmission, storage, and energy
dissipating structures.
Water quality management planning for rivers, lakes, and tidal
estuaries; mixing and diffusion phenomena; biologic productivity;
mineral, chemical, and oxygen utilization and equilibria;
photosynthetic light transfer and sediment transport.
6366
Construction
Project
Management
related
Construction site organization-facilities design and control;
fundamentals of planning and scheduling information for
construction projects; control of activity sequence, time, resources
and cost; the impact of quality, cost, schedule and productivity;
coordination among stakeholders; international and large scale
construction projects; construction interface; case studies in
construction engineering.
6368
Human
Resources
Management in
Construction
related
Decision making in construction industry; relationship between
controls and behavior; construction productivity; corporate identity
and reputation management; communication in construction
engineering; client relationship marketing; span of control and
liaison; reward policies, motivation and commitment; conflict
management; job design, specialization and decentralization in
construction engineering; managing international cultural
differences.
6377
Environmental
Chemistry
related
Aqueous environmental chemistry in natural waters and
wastewaters: theory and practice of quantitative water and
wastewater analysis.
6378
6381
6383
6385
6387
6388
6389
6390
6391
Principles of
Environmental
Modeling
Biological
Processes for
Wastewater
Treatment
Advanced
Planning and
Design of Water
Resource
Systems
Stability of
Structures
Physicochemical
Treatment
Processes
Solid and
Hazardous
Waste
Treatment
Processes
Civil Engineering
Design
Municipal
Drinking Water
Treatment
Environmental
Engineering
Microbiology
Applications to reactor engineering and environmental systems
modeling with emphasis on water and wastewater systems.
focused
related
Theory and practice of biological wastewater treatment including
aerobic and anaerobic processes
related
Conventional and computer solutions to the economical planning
and design of single- and multiunit, multipurpose water resources
systems.
related
Elastic and inelastic buckling of columns, beams, frames, and plates;
classical and work-energy methods; background of AISC
specifications.
focused
Theory and practice of physicochemical processes for water and
wastewater treatment
focused
Physical and chemical principles of solid and hazardous waste
treatment processes:
focused
Topics and projects illustrating civil engineering design theory and
practice.
related
Theory and design of unit processes used in conventional drinking
water treatment, filtration, and disinfection. Source water control is
also studied.
Fundamental aspects of microbiology and biochemistry as related to
environmental pollution and water quality processes
focused
6392
Mass Transfer in
Environmental
Systems
related
Principles of mass transfer; mass conservation equations,
diffusivities, mass transfer coefficients, mass transfer with chemical
reaction with applications to multi-phase chemical transport, water
and wastewater treatment, and soil remediation.
7332
Ground Water
Contaminant
Transport
related
Principles of contaminant transport in soils and aquifers.
Mathematical modeling of underground contaminant transport.
7340
Earthquake
Engineering
related
Characteristics of earthquake waves and ground motion; review of
structural dynamics; building responses; inelastic spectrum;
foundation effect; various support motions; hazard analysis; design
procedure and seismic codes.
7342
Engineering
Geographic
Information
Systems
7365
Design of
Offshore
Structures
Course Number
Course Name
6301
Sensor Design
and Applications
6368
Industrial Power
System Analysis
focused
6377
Power
Transmission
And Distribution
focused
6378
Power System
Analysis
focused
6379
Advanced Power
System Analysis
focused
6381
Industrial
Substations And
Switching
Equipment
6389
Industrial Power
System
Management
focused
Planning: scope, requirements, component cost, cost estimation;
reliability: fundamentals, equipment data, probability methods;
interruption cost and economic analysis; maintenance, preventive
measures; emergency and standby power, supply and stored energy
systems; energy and load management, energy saving,
conservation, cogeneration (not for Ph.D. credit).
6395
Industrial Power
Monitoring And
Control
focused
Monitoring and control system architecture, design options, modes
of communication, equipment and installation cost; multifunctional
microprocessor based systems; control integration, monitoring and
protection systems (not for Ph.D. credit).
7337
Industrial Power
System
Protection
Department of
Electrical &
Computer
Engineering
Department of
Industrial
Engineering
Use of GIS in Engineering applications including hydrology,
hydrogeology, water quality and environmental resources.
focused
Sustainability
focused
related
Design of fixed, floating and compliant offshore structures;
environmental loading; dynamic analysis; finite element
applications; design of structural systems and components; fatigue
analysis; safety and reliability analysis.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Design, analysis and application of sensors used to measure physical
quantities such as flow, level, temperature, pressure and density.
Industrial power system architecture and composition; voltage
classes; voltage unbalance and deviation, and effects on equipment;
power flow; voltage control and power factor improvement; fault
analysis; control equipment for motors and generators; motor
starting
Power transmission and distribution network architecture and
composition; load curves; symmetrical components; parameters and
equivalent circuits in symmetrical components for overhead and
underground lines, transformers, generators and loads; substations;
industrial networks; network steady-state analysis; faults;
protection systems; switching equipment; voltage and power static
control; surge voltages and protection. A term project will be
required.
Power system architecture and composition; network matrices;
power flow; economic operation; voltage and frequency control;
fault analysis; voltage and angle stability. A term project will be
required.
Sparse matrix techniques; short circuit studies with computer;
diakoptics; numerical solutions to the load-flow problem; economic
dispatch.
related
related
Industrial substation configuration and composition; cable and
busway system design, installation, protection and testing; switching
apparatus fundamentals, types, design, operation, protection;
substation planning, design, construction, automation, operation
Protection tasks, requirements, principles, components; instrument
transformers; protective systems: transformers, feeders,
generators, motors, prime-movers, buses, switchgears, cables,
transfer devices, busways, UPS, service supply lines and utility
interties protection schemes; components, operation, faults, testing,
maintenance, calibration.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
INDE 3330
Financial and
cost
management
related
Methods for collecting, organizing, presenting, interpreting,
managing, and controlling of financial and cost management related
information for decision making in enterprises
INDE 3334
Industrial
Engineering
Fundamentals
related
Production: principles, systems, methods, analysis, management,
economics, control, and techniques of improvement.
6333
Industrial
Ecology
focused
Course Number
Course Name
MECE 5350
Design of
alternative
energy system
Sustainability
focused
MECE 5364
Industrial Energy
Conservation
6345
Hydrodynamic
Stability
related
6346
Geophysical
Fluid Dynamics
related
7371
Advanced
Fracture
Mechanics
related
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
PETR 1111
Introduction to
Hydrocarbon
resources
focused
PETR 3315
Introduction to
well logging
focused
PETR 5310
Petroleum
production
economics
focused
PETR 5325
Integrated
Reservoir
Characteristics
PETR 5361
Introduction to
Petroleum
Engineering
focused
PETR 5364
Origin and
development of
oil and gas
reservoir
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Department of
Mechanical
Engineering
Department of
Petroleum
Engineering
Sustainability
focused
Systems analysis of manufacturing processes and engineering design
in environmental context; design for environment; environmental
accounting
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
Energy policy and economics, fundamentals of alternative energy
devices, analysis and design of solar thermal collection and storage
systems. Design project.
focused
Technical and economic principles needed to assess the potential for
energy conservation projects in energy-intensive industries.
Lighting, ventilation, and air conditioning of industrial buildings.
Sustainability
related
Introduction to hydrodynamic stability. Thermal and centrifugal
instabilities. Stability of parallel and nonparallel bounded and free
shear flows using analytical and numerical techniques. Nonlinear
stability and relation to turbulence.
Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics: the physics of
atmospheric and oceanic motions. Effects of rotation and
stratification; geostrophic flows. The dynamics of hurricanes and
tornadoes.
Stress analysis of cracked elastic and inelastic solids; failure criteria
for brittle and ductile materials; applications to various structural
problems.
Remarks
Overview of petroleum industry and petroleum engineering
including nature of oil and gas reservoirs, petroleum exploration and
drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production, reservoir
mechanics, and improved oil recovery.
related
Modern well logging methods, engineering, and core-log
integration.
Estimation of initial reservoir contents, forecast production versus
time, primary, secondary and tertiary methods, evaluation of costs
and risks versus expected rewards, and various US and international
contracting techniques.
Modern reservoir characterization techniques including based and
object-based geostatistical methods designed to capture the
influence of geology on fluid flow storage.
Petroleum origin and migration, major oil and gas fields, drilling and
production methods, petroleum composition and phase behavior,
and reservoir engineering methods of oil resource estimation and
optimization.
Major oil provinces of the world reviewed from the standpoints of
geologic and depositional environment, and of diagenetic changes
affecting petroleum entrapment.
PETR 5350
Natural Gas
engineering
focused
Supply of natural gas including exploration, production
unconventional resources, transportation, processing, conversion,
and fuel cells.
PETR 5370
Petroleum
production
operations
focused
Subsurface and surface facilities for producing oil and gas, gas-oil
and water-oil separation and measuring systems, gathering systems,
gas processing facilities, injection systems for gas or water.
PETR 5372
Petroleum
production
operations
focused
Subsurface production fundamentals for producing oil and gas wells
with technical emphasis on reservoir inflow, multiphase outflow
through the wellbore and surface piping to the separation facility,
and artificial life methods.
5362
Reservoir
Engineering I
related
Rock and fluid properties and interactions, P-V-T behavior of crude
oil and natural gas, fundamentals of fluid flow through subsurface
porous media, reservoir energy mechanisms in recovery, material
balance, and reserve estimation.
related
Capillary pressures and vertical distribution of gas, oil, and water
saturations, relative permeability and fractional flow relationships,
Buckley-Leverett equation and linear displacement efficiency of gas
and water drives; effect of well patterns, mobility ratio, and
reservoir heterogeneity on areal and vertical sweep efficiency
performance of black oil reservoirs.
6302
Reservoir
Engineering II
6304
Evaluation of
PetroleumBearing
Formations I
focused
Characterization of formations by geologic and petrographic
examination; by analysis of fluid contents of cores; and by a suite of
well-logging tests and their combined interpretation.
6306
Oil Field Facilities
Design and
Operation
focused
Design and operating principles of gas and water surface separation
, water supply and water disposal systems
6308
Advance
Petroleum
Production
Operations
related
Inflow performance relationships for oil, two-phase and natural gas
wells. The near-well zone and damage. Verticalift performance and
well deliverability. Forecast of well performance. Methods of
diagnosis of well performance, well testing and production logging.
Well stimulation by acid treatments and hydraulic fracturing.
Artificial lift (gas and pump-assisted.) Systems analysis.
6310
Petroleum
Production
Economics
related
Estimation of initial reservoir contents and forecasts of production
versus time of crude oil and natural gas by primary, secondary, and
tertiary recovery methods, evaluation of costs and risks versus
expected rewards by alternative recovery methods, measures of
profitability by discounting and cash flow calculations, effects of
taxation and external financing.
6312
Evaluation of
PetroleumBearing
Formations II
related
Advanced well-log interpretation and logging tool theory. Evaluation
of Petroleum-Bearing Formations.
6318
Oil Field Facilities
Design II
related
6320
Enhanced Oil
Recovery
Processes I
6322
Enhanced Oil
Recovery
Processes II
related
6325
Integrated
Reservoir
Characterization
related
focused
Design theory and practice for facilities for unusual situations as may
be required of practicing engineers; adaptations for offshore and
other hostile environments.
Review of waterflood calculation methods, extension to polymer
flooding, caustic flooding, and carbonated water flooding.
Hydrocarbon miscible flooding and CO flooding, estimation of
recovery
Effect of dimensionless ratios of reservoir forces on trapping and
displacement of waterflood residual oil by chemical slugs, design of
slug and drive fluids for varying reservoir characteristics. Design and
estimation of performance of steam soak, steam drive, and in-situ
combustion recovery processes.
Focuses on modern reservoir characterization techniques including
based and object-based geostatistical methods designed to capture
the influence of geology on fluid flow storage.
6327
Thermal
Recovery
Processes
focused
Principles of thermally enhanced recovery of oil; hot-water or steamsoak injection; in-situ combustion.
6350
Natural Gas
Engineering
focused
A comprehensive study that focuses on natural gas engineering, the
energy situation today and the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
Covering the supply of natural gas, production, transportation.
6364
Origin and
Development of
Oil and Gas
Reservoirs
focused
Major oil provinces of the world reviewed from the standpoints of
geologic and depositional environment, and of diagenetic changes
affecting petroleum entrapment.
6372
Petroleum
Production
Operations
focused
Subsurface and surface facilities for producing oil and gas, gas-oil
and water-oil separation and measuring systems, gathering systems,
gas processing facilities, injection systems for gas or water.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
CHEE 4361
Chemical
Engineering
Practices
CHEE 5371
Pollution Control
Engineering
focused
Pollution problems and remedies with the earth as an
environmentally closed system.
CHEE 5373
Environmental
Remediation
focused
In situ and ex situ methods of remediation or restoration of
contaminated environmental sites. Emphasis is on hydrocarbon
contaminants in soil, surface water and groundwater.
CHEE 5386
Air Pollution
Problems and
Control
focused
Air pollutant identification and control technology; estimation of
pollutant transport
CHEE 5388
Catalytic
Processes
Department of
Chemical
Engineering
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Design and execution of experiments with emphasis on heat and
mass transport, unit operations, process control, and reactors.
related
Process-oriented survey of catalytic technology; catalyst selection
and design; catalytic processes, engineering and economics in the
petroleum, chemical, and pollution control industries.
CHEE 5390
Energy and the
Environment
focused
surveys modern energy technologies and their impact on the
environment. Topics include energy generation from fossil, nuclear,
and renewable sources. Energy utilization covers stationary and
transportation applications. Optimization of source-to-consumer
efficiencies and minimization of emissions are in-cluded, with special
emphasis on emerging technologies such as fuel cells. Capstone
topics for the course are future developments in the hydrogen
economy and the technical-economic-social aspects of global
warming.
6371
Pollution Control
Engineering
focused
A general survey of problems and remedies with the earth as an
environmentally closed system.
6386
Air Pollution
Problems and
Control
focused
Air pollutant identification and control technology; estimation of
pollutant transport, dispersion, and conversion; computer
application for design of control units.
6388
Catalytic
Processes
related
Process-oriented survey of catalytic technology; catalyst selection
and design; catalytic processes, engineering, and economics in the
petroleum, chemical, and pollution control industries.
6390
Energy and the
Environment
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
This course surveys modern energy technologies and their impact on
the environment. Topics include energy generation from fossil,
nuclear, and renewable sources. Energy utilization covers stationary
and transportation applications. Optimization of source-toconsumer efficiencies and minimization of emissions are included,
with special emphasis on emerging technologies such as fuel cells.
Capstone topics for the course are future developments in the
hydrogen economy and the technical-economic-social aspects of
global warming.
College of
Architecture
ARCH 1100:1101
ARCH 1200
ARCH 1360
ARCH 2325
ARCH 2326
ARCH 2370
ARCH 3325
ARCH 3326
Introduction to
architecture and
industrial design
I & II
Introduction to
architecture and
industrial design
and interior
architecture
Architectural
Sketching I
Conceptual
Structural
System
Conceptual
Enviornmental
System
ARCH 3349
Urban
Expectation
ARCH 3367
Sustainable
Architecture
ARCH 3368
ARCH 4370
Sustainable
Development
Urban
Enviornment I
Remarks
related
Introduction to architecture and industrial design theory, history,
technology, and practice.
related
Introduction to architecture, industrial design, and interior
architecture theory, history, technology, and practice.
related
Architectural sketching. Representing and interpreting architecture
and entourage using conventional techniques and skills.
related
Concepts of structural systems and forces.
Concepts of environmental systems in architecture. Comfort,
climate, passive systems, site design, electrical lighting, daylighting,
and mechanical systems.
focused
Architectural
Modelling
Quantitative
Structural
Systems
Quantitative
Enviornmental
System
Sustainability
related
related
Project-based explorations of modeling techniques including milling
wood, painting and finishing, photo etching, screen printing, and
aluminum/acrylic/wood combinations.
related
Numeric methods of assessing wood, concrete, and steel structures.
Numeric methods of climate analysis, passive and active heating,
cooling, lighting, and acoustics. Introduction to computer simulation
of environmental systems.
focused
related
focused
focused
focused
Seminar reviewing and critiquing master plans for developing cities
in this century in terms of expectations, real and utopian.
Sustainable design strategies and logic, materials selection,
construction methods, and energy efficiency. Indoor air quality,
energy conservation, ecological impact of built projects,
environmental regulation, and worker productivity.
overview of environmental and ecological systems, land use, smart
growth, new urbanism, traffic and transportation,
An examination of the social, economic, cultural, and political
development of cities.
ARCH 4373
Urban
Enviornments
focused
An examination of the social, economic, cultural, and political
development of cities including the diverse needs, values, and social
and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and
individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles
and responsibilities of architects.
ARCH 4500
Interior
Architecture
Design Studio VII
focused
Exploration of large scale buildings and urban design factors
including programming, aspects of land development, and the
human and environmental impact of individual design applications in
the built environment.
INAR 3310
Material and
Methods of
Interior
Architecture
focused
Construction systems, advanced and emerging technologies and
materials, scheduling, budgeting, sustainability, and life safety issues
for architectural interiors.
INAR 4500
Interior
Architecture
Design Studio VII
focused
Large scale building interior design factors, including programming,
and the human and environmental impact of individual design
applications in the built environment.
INDS 3501
Industrial Design
Studio VI
focused
Analysis of product content and context, including social, cultural,
and environmental elements.
6321
6323
6324
6326
6327
6328
Design of
Construction
Detils
Attention to
Architectural
Detail
High Rise
Structures
Conceptual
Environmental
Systems
Quantitative
Structural
Systems
Quantitative
Environmental
Systems
related
The theory and practice of developing architectural details.
related
The theory and practice of developing architectural details.
related
Structural design concepts and systems for tall buildings.
related
Introduction to concepts of environmental systems in architecture
including comfort, climate, passive systems, site, lighting, electrical ,
daylighting
related
Numeric methods of determining wood, concrete, and steel
structures.
related
Numeric method of: climate analysis; passive and active heating,
cooling, and lighting
related
Architectural and technical integration of traditional and innovative
building systems
6329
Building Systems
Integration
6355
Houston
Architecture
6360
Practice of
Architecture
related
6361
Methods of Land
Development
related
6362
6366
Modern
Architecture and
Design
Materials and
Methods of
Construction
focused
Survey of Houston architecture, past and present.
related
focused
Case studies and analysis of issues facing the profession: ethics,
morality, intent, criticism, liability, etc. The intent is to approach
office practice through issues rather than through documents; and
exploration of the present and future mission of the profession.
Examination of the role of machine-age aesthetic, tradition, and
geography (climate, topography) in the design of houses throughout
the Twentieth century.
Materials and methods of construction, including construction
systems, advanced and emerging technologies, scheduling, and
budgeting.
An examination of the social, economic, cultural, and political
development of cities including the diverse needs, values, and social
and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and
individuals and the implication of this diveristy for the societal roles
and responsibilites of architects.
6373
Urban
Environments
focused
6376
Urban Design
Determinants
focused
6377
Housing issues
related
6600
Architecture
Design Studio I
related
6601
Architecture
Design Studio II
related
Further development of cognitive design tools and skills.
Introduction to organizational structures with problems of growth,
change, aggregation, and metamorphosis at various scales.
6602
Architecture
Design/Build
Workshop
related
Design and construction of a site specific climate-influenced building
project.
Economic, political, social and physical factors that become the
design determinants of urban environments.
Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the development and design
of the housing sector.
Introduction to architecture and basic design concepts through a
series of projects that develop individual cognitive design tools and
skills.
6603
Architecture
Design Studio III
6604
Architecture
Design Studio IV
focused
Design projects exploring critical issues of architecture within an
urban context.
7371
Land
Use/Planning
Methods
focused
Overview of the nature of current land use planning, social,
economics
7373
Urban Planning
Law
focused
Federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations which shape and
influence the physical character of urban environment.
7380
7381
Man-Systems
Integration
Space Systems
Technologies
related
Design projects exploring the architecture of place.
Integration of human and machine requirements, primarily
applications in space and other extreme environments.
Survey of and investigations of extreme environment technologies
concentrating on applications in space.
focused
focused
College of
Education
Department of
Curriculum and
Instruction (CUIN)
Course Number
CUIN 4305
6328
Course Name
Teaching
Environmental
Education
Teaching K-12
Environmental
Education
Sustainability
focused
Remarks
focused
Curricula, methods, and materials for K-12 environmental education.
focused
Methods and materials for ecological and environmental education
instruction in K-12 classrooms.
Explores the manufacture, use, environmental impact, and other
issues related to chemicals in society
6339
Teaching About
Chemicals and
the Environment
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
CUST 3320
Department of
Cultural and
Urban Studies
(CUST)
Sustainability
related
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Multicultural
Environments in
Urban settings
related
Educational experiences of children in multicultural schools and
communities.
CUST 4300
Asian American
Cultures
related
Synthesis of major themes relating to the nature, formation, and
development of Asian American cultures within the U.S.
6311
Education in a
Multicultural
Society
related
Examination of psychological, sociological, political, and economic
forces on education within various communities.
7360
Global Education
related
An investigation of the concept of global education, including crosscultural and state of the planet awareness, along with a
consideration of other images of the world. Includes a field
experience in a foreign country.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
related
Remarks
ELED 4312
Science in
Elementary
school
Sustainability
focused
focused
related
Department of
Elementary
Education (ELED)
Field-based course that introduces the curriculum, concepts,
methods, and materials for teaching science in the elementary
school.
Department of
Educational
leadership and
cultural studies
(ELCS)
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Economic relationships and problems in local, state, and national
financial support of education; federal participation, state financial
systems, local taxation, and indebtedness.
Course Number
Course Name
7343
Educational
Finance
7346
Education
Facilities and
Environment
8350
Human Resource
Management
related
8361
Public and
Community
Relations
Advanced study and practice of personnel administration. Topics
may include policy trends, theory and research, agreements,
planning, and current issues.
related
Current research in community, public and human relations with
emphasis on communication.
Course Number
Course Name
Remarks
6330
Human Growth
and
Development
Sustainability
related
8356
Environmental
Interventions
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
HLT 3306
Environmental
Health
Planning educational facilities and learning environments;
administration of building projects
focused
Department of
Educational
Psychology (EPSY)
Department of
Health Education
(HLT)
HLT 3381
HLT 4303
Health
Promotion and
Disease
Preventation
The Obesity
Epidemic
Sustainability
focused
related
Sustainability
related
An introductory survey of current developmental theories and
research with emphasis on the affective, social, and intellectual
areas.
Theoretical and empirical approaches to environmental planning
and design whose objective is to solve human problems.
Implications for appraisal, diagnosis, and intervention in counseling
psychology.
Remarks
related
Community health problems; investigation of mobilization of the
public and official voluntary health agencies to minimize such
problems.
related
An overview of theories and strategies in health education for
prevention and control of common diseases and promoting health.
Public health, policy, and environmental correlates of obesity
prevention and control in the U.S.
focused
Department of
Human Nutrition
and Foods (NUTR)
Course Number
Course Name
NUTR 2332
Introduction to
Human nutrition
NUTR 2333
Food science I
NUTR 3330
Food service
system
management
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
related
focused
related
Remarks
Principles of human nutrition, with emphasis on the nutrient
composition of foods, nutrient absorption, and metabolic and
physiological processes. Evaluate nutrition claims.
Introduction to general principles of food, preparation and their
relationship to chemistry and microbiology.
Overview of food service management with emphasis in operation
and management functions. Includes food safety, menu, purchasing
and receiving, production and service, facility design, accounting,
marketing, and human resources..
NUTR 4312
Nutrition
assesment and
planning
NUTR 4345
The Obesity
Epidemic
focused
Course Number
Course Name
ACCT 4378
Oil and Gas
Accounting
Sustainability
focused
Course Number
Course Name
FINA 4371
Energy value
Chain
FINA 4375
Economics of
Energy
focused
Course Number
Course Name
MANA 4342
Organizational
theory and
Analysis
Sustainability
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
SCM 4390
Energy Supply
Chain
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
7368
Integrated
Marketing
Communications
Course Number
Course Name
HRMA 1337
Introduction to
Hospitality
Industry
related
Determination of nutritional status of individuals, including dietary
assessment and anthropometric techniques. Emphasis on diet
modification, counseling, documentation, and provision of care.
Investigation of public health, policy, and environmental correlates
of obesity prevention and control in the U.S.
College of
Business- CT
Bauer College
Department of
Accounting (ACCT)
Department of
Finance (FINA)
Department of
Management
(MANA)
Department of
Supply Chain
Management
(SCM)
Department of
Marketing
(MARK)
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
Sustainability
focused
focused
Accounting for exploration, acquisition, drilling, production, and
conveyances of oil and gas.
The nature of energy assets, operations and products produced, and
the economics of each component of the EVC.
Description and analysis of supply and demand fundamentals and
pricing mechanisms for oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas,
and electricity.
related
Organizational structure, design, and processes that influence
effectiveness, as well as their interface with the external
environment.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
The use of advertising, public relations, and other promotional tools
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Overview of the physical supply chain that brings energy (oil, natural
gas, electricity, nuclear, and alternative forms) from sources to
customers
Conrad N.
Hilton College
Sustainability
focused
focused
History and development of the hospitality industry, including food,
beverage, and lodging management
HRMA 1422
Food Service
production and
operation
HRMA 2220
Food and
Beverage service
HRMA 2350
HRMA 3144
Food service systems, including menu management, purchasing and
production applied to an operating environment.
focused
Managing in the
service
enviornment
Business
practices of
alcohol beverage
sales
related
Service styles, practices, and procedures in food service operations,
including laboratory experiences.
related
Application of service concepts within the hospitality industry. Guest
services, building customer loyalty, service quality, and advanced
service methods.
related
Pricing, discounts, and deals offered to hotel, restaurant, and retail
vendors of liquor, beer and wine.
related
Analysis of event management focusing on sports and
entertainment. Human resources, customer service, facility,
marketing, merchandising, and promotions.
HRMA 3255
Event and public
facilities
management
HRMA 3321
Contract food
service
management
HRMA 3322
Kitchen
Operations
Management
related
Food preparation techniques based on menu and recipe
requirements, including ingredient quality and yield factors.
Aesthetic plate and buffet presentations. Includes laboratory.
HRMA 3327
Restaurant
design layout
related
Location and arrangement of equipment for efficient utilization of
space and development of work flow patterns to meet operational
requirements. Work optimization, human interactions, and styles of
service and room configurations for front of the house.
HRMA 3329
Catering and
Food Styling
HRMA 3343
Hospitality cost
controls
related
Principles and procedures for controlling food, beverage, and labor
costs in the hospitality industry.
HRMA 3345
Wine
appreciation
related
Wine producing regions of the world. Compiling of wine lists,
serving, and recommending wine and food combinations.
HRMA 3349
Hospitality
Purchasing
focused
HRMA 3352
Human Resource
Management
focused
HRMA 3356
HRMA 3358
HRMA 3386
HRMA 4140
Resort
Management
Hospitality
industry law
Living and
Working in
Space
Current issues
on Hospitality
Finance and
Technology
HRMA 4322
Restaurant
Management
HRMA 4323
Advanced food
and beverage
Management
The field of professional contract food management, including the
accounting, legal, marketing, sales, production, and personnel
functions.
focused
Food preparations for large banquet/catering operations.
Laboratory experience in ordering food, costing recipes, labor
calculations, and preparation and presentation of food.
focused
Procedures and practices in the purchasing function for acquiring
hospitality services, food, beverages, equipment, and supplies.
related
related
focused
focused
Application of human resource management in hospitality
environments; selection, placement, training, compensation,
motivation, and performance appraisals of organizing members;
labor relations and government regulations specific to the
hospitality industry
Management of resort properties, labor, culture, and purchasing
decisions.
Laws applicable to ownership and operations of hotels, restaurants,
and clubs.
Space exploration and its effects on our lives and our future. History
of space exploration, nutrition requirements, food system design,
recycling systems, employment opportunities.
related
Hospitality finance and technology issues which impact the lodging,
food service, and club industries with input from industry experts.
related
Control systems as diagnostic indicators, the role of managerial
leadership, staff selection and staff development, effective
approaches to successful client relations, and approaches to
maintaining the balance between food, service, and facilities quality.
Preparation of menus, recipes, food preparation. Integration of all
aspects of restaurant operation.
HRMA 4324
HRMA 4325
Applied
Nutrition for
Hospitality
Management
Food product
Development for
Hospitality
Industry
focused
Principles of nutrition, and design of fitness centers, and consumer
research. Computer based nutritional analysis for development of
menus.
focused
Theoretical and practical consideration in the development of
commercial food products for the hospitality industry.
HRMA 4326
Catering
Management
HRMA 4328
Restaurant
Development
HRMA 4336
Beverage
Marketing
related
HRMA 4338
Hotel
Development
related
HRMA 4340
Hotel Operations
related
HRMA 4343
HRMA 4353
HRMA 4373
HRMA 4387
HRMA 4388
HRMA 6110
HRMA 6140
related
Analysis and evaluation of food service operation development
emphasizing marketing analysis, location, valuation, and financing.
focused
Financial
Administration
for Hospitality
Industry
Leadership in
hospitality
industry
Current Issues in
Convention
Services
Food Service in
Space for 21st
Century
related
Managing for
Diversity in
Hospitality
Industry
Professional
Development
Current Issues in
Hospitality
Finance
Catering operations and management, catering in the hospitality
industry, . The laboratory component encompasses all aspects of
catering management.
Identify and analyze the segmenting, targeting, and positioning of
the alcoholic beverage industry with emphasis on the suppliers,
retailers, and on-premise accounts to understand product
assortment and pricing decision.
Analysis and evaluation of hotel development. Emphasizing
marketing analysis, location, valuation, and financing.
Hotel operating policies and procedures; relation of these policies to
philosophies and objectives.
Principles of hospitality managerial finance including the
mathematics of finance, working capital and capital asset
management, cost of financing, property valuation, and financial
feasibility studies.
related
Hospitality leadership philosophies. Coaching, teaching, facilitating,
and motivating a workforce in various hospitality environments.
related
Analysis of current issues in convention, meeting and event
management with emphasis on current and future trends and their
impact on the hospitality industry.
related
Evolution of feeding in space as an example of a food service
system. Prior space-food programs and the future challenges.
related
Evolving issues of workplace diversity. The impact of cultural, legal,
and economic forces on business. Management of an increasingly
diverse workforce with respect to moral, legal, and employee
relations considerations.
related
Developing successful strategies for marketing yourself and
related
enhancing your perspective for successful entry into the highly
HRMA 6249
Food & Beverage
Purchasing
focused
Analysis of vendor and purveyor selection for the purchasing
manager.
HRMA 6336
Facilities
Management
focused
Work analysis to site planning for the management of mechanical,
electrical, fire, safety and energy conservation systems.
HRMA 6337
Human Resource
Management
HRMA 6341
Food & Beverage
Systems
Management
focused
Study of the various food service systems, theories of nutrition and
public health, and their impact on the hospitality industry.
HRMA 6349
Special
Applications in
Feeding and
Lodging
focused
An interdis­ciplinary approach to special problems in providing food
service and lodging in remote locations
related
The application of current sociological and psychological theories to
organizational behavior, motivation, and conflict in government with
focus on employee employer relations and diversity in food service,
lodging and club establishments.
HRMA 6351
Lodging
Operations
Management
HRMA 6356
Hotel
Development
HRMA 6361
HRMA 6366
HRMA 6365
College of
Pharmacy
Hospitality
Marketing
Analysis
Hospitality
Management
Strategies
Tourism and
Travel
focused
related
related
focused
Theoretical applications and process improvement in managing the
major divisions of a lodging establishment.
Analysis and evaluation of the feasibility study development in
hospitality industry operations with emphasis on market analysis,
property location, valuation and finance.
Technological analysis of the environments, opportunities, and
strategies particular to managing the marketing function in the
hospitality industry
Strategic management of lodging, food service and travel-related
businesses focusing on current issues, development, finance, human
resources and marketing.
Analysis of the interactive economic and cultural influences of
tourism and travel on the hospitality industry.
HRMA 6369
Hospitality
Financial Assets
Planning and
Management
focused
Acquisition of long-term assets, lease purchase decisions, cost of
capital, and effects of the economic cycles on long-term financing in
hotel and restaurant operations.
HRMA 6370
Professional
Convention
Management
focused
Areas of focus include program planning, budgeting, public relations,
food and beverage and hospitality planning, audio visual and
transportation coordination, and human resources.
HRMA 6374
French Culture
and Tourism
related
Topics of discussion include the hotel management, restaurant
management, school food service management
HRMA 6377
Japanese Culture
and Tourism
related
Topics of discussion include tourism in Japan, tourist attractions,
hotel management, restaurant management, school food service
management and convention management.
HRMA 6383
Club Operations
Management
focused
Analysis and strategic management in the private club industry with
emphasis on environments
HRMA 6387
Food Service in
Space for the
21st Century
focused
evolution of feeding in space as an example of a food service system
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
PCOL 4131
Drug uses and
abuses
Course Number
Course Name
PHAR 2362
Principles of
Drug Action
related
5375
Anatomy
related
Department of
Pharmacology
(PCOL)
Department of
Pharmacy
Interdepartmental
(PHAR)
Department of
Clinical Sciences
and
Administration,
Pharmacy
Administration
(PHCA)
related
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Student introduction to research topics and scientific approaches in
the pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
A critical examination of man's environment with particular
emphasis on the benefits and risks of drug usage and exposure to
chemicals.
An indepth study of human anatomy designed to prepare the
student to have a better understanding of the effect of drug
products in the treatment of diseases.
College of
Technology
Sustainability
focused
Course Number
Course Name
6405
Pharmacy
Economics
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
BTEC 1322
Introduction to
Biotechnology
focused
Department of
Biotechnology
(BTEC)
BTEC 2320
BTEC 3320
BTEC 4101
Biotechnology
Regulatory
Environment
Introduction of
Quality
control/Quality
Assurance in
Biotechnology
Principles of
Bioprocessing
Laboratory
BTEC 4301
Principles of
Bioprocessing
Course Number
Course Name
CNST 1301
construction
material and
methods
CNST 1315
Department of
Construction
Management
(CNST)
Sustainability
related
related
This course focuses on cost benefit, cost-utility analysis, and other
methods of decision analysis. Included are issues related to
outcomes measures and their analysis.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Review of techniques used in food, agricultural, pharmaceutical,
industrial, and environmental biotechnology
related
Role of regulatory agencies during the discovery, development, and
manufacture of new medical devices, biotechnology, biomedical,
and pharmaceutical products
related
Quality control techniques, assurance issues, and management
methods. Quality in design and planning, in the constructed project,
and in production of goods and services.
focused
related
Cell culture techniques, principles of bioreactor operations and
purification techniques, and calibration and environmental
monitoring.
Cell culture techniques, principles of bioreactor operation and
purification,important tasks for clean room operations, including
sanitization, sterilization, cleaning procedures, calibration, and
environmental monitoring.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Project Drawings
& Graphics
related
Reading drawings and graphics for process and industrial type
projects.
CNST 1325
Process and
Industrial
Construction
related
Construction methods and materials common to installation process
and industrial projects.
CNST 2321
Mechanical and
Electrical System
related
Planning and construction of mechanical and electrical systems
common to construction projects
related
Construction equipment and selected construction methods
including economy, selection, productivity of common construction
equipment.
related
OSHA regulations and industry practices related to creating and
maintaining safe construction sites.
CNST 3301
CNST 3205
Sustainability
focused
Remarks
Construction
equipments and
methods
Construction
Safety
Management
Construction equipment and selected construction methods
including economy, selection, productivity of common construction
equipment. and construction procedures for industrial and heavy
civil construction..
CNST 3301
Construction
Equipment and
Methods
CNST 3311
Structural steel
and timber
construction
related
Design aspects of temporary structures using steel and timber
standard shapes/components involving the application of the AISC
Code and also the design of wood formwork systems.
CNST 3312
Project Finance
and Economics
related
Basic skills and tools of financial analysis. Decision making based on
accounting data, cost analysis, and the user's investment
parameters.
focused
Steel properties, standard shapes, design, and installation of steel
elements common to industrial and process projects such as tanks,
pipes, and pipe supports.
Planning, scheduling principles, and techniques common to
construction projects utilizing industry standard scheduling software
packages.
Skills and tools necessary to prepare formal bids for construction
projects, pricing, indirect costs, bid analysis, and use of computer
aided software.
CNST 3315
Steel
Construction
related
CNST 3331
Construction
Planning and
Scheduling
related
CNST 3351
Construction
Estimating II
related
CNST 3355
Strength of
construction
material
CNST 3365
Cost Estimating
for Capital
Projects
CNST 4190
Current Issues in
Construction
Management
focused
Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction
engineering and management.
CNST 4265
Construction
Layout and Site
Development
focused
Requirements and regulations related to zoning, platting, and
drainage for new land development, and addressing environmental
issues for construction sites
CNST 4290
Current Issues in
Construction
Management
focused
Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction
engineering and management.
CNST 4331
Construction
Management II
related
CNST 4345
Reinforced
Concrete
Structures
related
CNST 4372
Soil mechanics
and Foundation
focused
CNST 4390
Current Issues in
Construction
Management
focused
6320
Cost Analysis
and Bidding
related
Preparation of parametric and definitive estimates, cost forecasts
and variances, bid analysis, and use of estimating software.
6340
Best Practices in
the Construction
Industry
related
Current issues in the construction industry, including best practices
developed at the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and critical
issues facing the construction industry.
6350
Decision Making
and Risk
Management
CNST 6380
CNST 6370
6390
LEED and Green
Construction
Principles in
Construction
Management
Quality
Management
and Six Sigma in
Construction
Management
Leadership for
Construction
Managers
Fundamentals of construction engineering with respect to stress,
strains, and deflection of structural components of buildings
focused
related
Cost estimating of industrial and process projects including FEED and
definitive estimates.
Capstone course in which students develop a formal proposal
(company profile, estimate, schedule, construction methodology,
safety plan, value engineering reviews) and present to a panel of
industry professionals.
Design and installation of concrete elements common to process
and industrial projects such as slabs, beams, heavy concrete pours,
short columns, and pedestals.
Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction
engineering and management.
focused
Decision making, risk analysis, quantitative analysis, and application
of quantitative methods to construction projects' environment.
focused
Green construction methods and benefits in applying the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles.
related
focused
Concepts, standards, and tools of quality management with
emphasis on the Six Sigma methodology for construction projects.
Leadership theories and styles, motivation and management of a
diverse construction workforce, and ability to succeed in a
global/international market.
Department of
ElectricalElectronics
Technology (ELET)
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
ELET 4303
Computer-Based
Power
Distribution and
Transmission
focused
Principles of operation and applied design of bulk power distribution
and transmission systems and substations.
focused
Management, economic factors, design, and layout of electrical
power systems for commercial and industrial facilities.
focused
Relative advantages and economic factors associated with
alternative energy sources, utility interface issues and their impact
on power quality.
focused
History, regulatory and legal issues in electrical power. Relationships
among institutions involved in electrical power: FERC, North
American Reliability Council, state regulation boards, and EPRI. Basic
electrical power generation plant principles.
focused
Nuclear fueled electrical power plants: types, operation, advantages,
disadvantages, trends.
focused
Electric power systems modeling and analysis. Grid integration of
intermittent distributed energy resources. Power system control
fundamentals.
ELET 4305
ELET 4310
ELET 4319
ELET 4320
6348
Project
Management
and Economic
Considerations
for Power
Systems
Alternative
Electrical Energy
Sources
Electrical Power
Systems and
Industry
Practices
Nuclear Fueled
Electrical Power
Plants
Power Systems
Control
Technology
Department of
Human
Development and
Consumer
Sciences (HDCS)
Course Number
HDCS 1300
6331
Course Name
Human
Ecosystem and
Technological
change
Advanced
Strategies for
Futures Planning
in Consumer
Sciences and
Retailing
Department of
Information
Systems (ITEC)
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Remarks
focused
Introduction to the study of human and consumer needs, values,
and goals in relationship to natural, man-made, and behavioral
systems within the context of dynamic technological change.
focused
Strategic thinking for changing retail environments and
organizations, focusing on research, best practices, and planning.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Information
Systems Analysis
and Design
related
Development and evaluation of information systems with relation to
efficiency and cost. Case study approach.
Quality and
Productivity
Management for
Technology
related
Employee learning curves and work measurement and their effects
on productivity, total quality control, measurement of quality costs,
and quality improvement strategies.
Course Number
Course Name
ITEC 3343
6382
Sustainability
focused
Department of
Supply Chain and
Logistics
Technology
(LOGT)
Course Number
Course Name
LOGT 3376
Global Trade
Intermediaries
LOGT 3385
LOGT 3389
Transportation
Economics and
Policy
Transportation
law
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
In-depth analysis for critical intermediaries in a supply chain system,
their operations and relationships to business partners, and factors
for them to achieve superior supply chain performances.
related
related
Cost structures and service capabilities of the major modes of
transportation. History and effects of regulatory policies of carriers
and shippers.
Regulatory and procedural requirements pertaining to domestic and
international freight transportation.
LOGT 4375
Global Supply
chain
focused
Relationships among international trade specialists, global
distribution channels, and governments using international
documentation, terms of trade, financial, and legal resources.
LOGT 4387
Financial
Evaluation for
supply chain
management
focused
Identification of costs and financial risk associated with supply chain
structures and operations to optimize business value.
6316
Global Supply
Chain Operation
focused
Supply chain operations in multinational business using situational
analysis, legal issue considerations, and analysis of supply chain,
transportation, and functional implications.
6318
Supply Chain
Strategies
focused
Understanding the role of strategic planning to optimize supply
chain activities. Planning methods, implementation techniques,
process factors, outcome interpretation, and other activities
necessary to achieve optimal results.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
MECT 4328
Fundamentals of
Pipeline Design
Department of
Mechanical
Technology
(MECT)
MECT 4341
6340
Materials
Selection and
Management
Materials
Selection and
Management
Department of
Surveying
Engineering
Technology
(SURY)
Course Number
SURY 2371
SURY 2372
Department of
Technology (TECH)
Sustainability
focused
Course Name
Global
Positioning
System
Geographic
Information
Systems
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Pipeline mechanical design using the limit-state based strength
method; flow assurance and material selection; pipeline stability,
corrosion, and construction; inspection, monitoring, and
maintenance of pipelines.
related
Material selection as part of the design process; material properties,
proces and process selection, hybrid materials, and case studies.
related
Material selection as a part of the design process. Material
properties. Process and process selection. Hybrid materials. Case
studies.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
Introduction to the Global Positioning System in surveying and
mapping.
focused
Geographic information systems in surveying and mapping.
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Impact of modern technology on ethical, legal, moral, cultural and
social behavior standards of society.
Course Number
Course Name
TECH 1313
Impact of
Modern
Technology on
society
TECH 3300
Strategic
Foresight
focused
Perspectives and techniques for anticipating and influencing the
long-term future. Review of macro trends affecting the future.
TECH 4310
Future of Energy
and the
Environment
focused
Social patterns that will drive alternative energy and environmental
conditions in the future.
TECH 6371
World Futures
focused
A review of global trends shaping the future, including the most
important demographic, environmental, technological, economic,
political, and cultural changes. Course Number
Course Name
TELS 3345
Human
Resources in
Technology
Sustainability
focused
TELS 3346
Wage and Salary
Administration
TELS 3372
Communicating
Science,
Engineering, and
Technology
Issues and
Trends Within
the Global
Workplace
Department of
Technology
Leadership and
Supervision (TELS)
TELS 4348
TELS 4350
Supervisor Employee
Relationships
Industrial and
Environmental
Safety
Department of
Training and
Development
(TRDE)
Course Number
TRDE 3350
TRDE 4301
Course Name
Global Human
resource
Development
Global
Leadership in
training and
Development
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Concepts, principles, procedures, processes, and programs related
to the design of an effective system of compensation.
focused
Analysis of issues and trends in science, engineering, and technology
to develop effective communication in the global workforce. Focus
on oral and written communications, critical thinking, and research
skills using computer-driven technologies.
focused
related
Supervisor - employee relationships that affect the role of the
supervisor in the industrial setting
Concepts and principles dealing with problems, methods, and
solutions in managing and developing effective industrial and
environmental safety programs.
focused
Sustainability
focused
Functions of personnel administration in human resource
development, employee-supervisor relationships, and training
programs.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Analysis of models of change management, knowledge
management, and benchmarking as they apply to performance
improvement.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
National and international trends and initiatives regarding human
resource development with a focus on the influence and impact of
the diverse global workforce.
Department of
Human Resources
Development
(HRD)
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
6300
6301
6303
6304
6350
Quantitative and
Statistical
Methods for
Human
Resources
Development
Global
Leadership in
Training
Assessment and
Evaluation in
Human
Resources
Development
Research in
Human
Resources
Development
Foundations in
Human
Resources
Development
Department of
Technology
Project
Management
(TEPM)
College of
Natural
Sciences &
Mathematics
Sustainability
focused
related
A survey of statistical and quantitative methods for data analysis
applied to human resources development.
related
Analysis of models of change management, knowledge
management and benchmarking as they apply to performance
improvement.
related
Analysis techniques employed in conducting program and
instructional assessment in the context of return on investment
related
Examination and application of research models utilized in
conducting research in human resources development.
related
Alternative supporting theories and philosophies that provide
perspective for human resources development.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Methods for conducting quality assessment in project management
projects in production and service operations; concepts,
methodologies, and statistical analysis tools of quality improvement,
including quality theory, standards, design, control, and assurance.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Course Number
Course Name
6304
Contemporary
Quality
Assessment in
Project
Management
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
BIOL 3345
Plant Physiology
focused
BIOL 4206
Ecology and
evolution
laboratory
Respiration, photosynthesis, nutrition, transport, and development
of flowering plants.
focused
Field and laboratory exercises illustrating concepts in evolution,
ecology, and animal behavior.
BIOL 4365
Applied
Evolution
focused
BIOL 4368
Ecology
focused
Department of
Biology (BIOL)
6205
6221
6357
Conservation
Biology
Selection
Experiments:
Past, Present,
and Future
Community
Ecology
Applications of evolutionary principles to everyday problems
including public health, food production, forensics, and
conservation.
Current concepts of the interrelationships between organisms and
the environment.
focused
Advanced treatment of important areas of conservation biology.
focused
Ecological and evolutionary problems analyzed using selectionbased approaches.
related
Current principles and theories regarding the structure and
dynamics of communities, including concepts of , competition,
diversity, and stability.
Department of
Chemistry (CHEM)
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
CHEM 1302
General Organic
Chemistry
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
ENVS 3301
Data analysis in
Environmental
Science
focused
ENVS 4301
Environmental
Science and
Public Policy
focused
ENVS 4302
Legislative and
Regulatory
Aspects in
Environmental
Science
focused
ENVS 4351
Environmental
Mathematics
and Differential
Equations
focused
ENVS 4352
Environmental
Fluid Dynamics
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
GEOL 1302
Introduction to
Global Climate
change
focused
Examines how past climate records and models provide a better
understanding of possible future climate changes. Greenhouse
gases, solar output, Earth’s orbit, and anthropogenic effects.
GEOL 1330
Physical Geology
focused
Principles of geology; emphasis on surface and internal processes of
the earth.
GEOL 1340
Introduction to
Earth's System
focused
Earth's dynamic systems emphasizing the interactions among the
atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Includes the processes
by which the earth was formed and continues to be modified as well
as how humans affect and are affected by those processes.
GEOL 1350
Introduction to
Meteorology
focused
Basic concepts and principles of meteorological processes including
clouds and precipitation, local and global circulation, air masses and
fronts, and sever weather systems.
focused
Geologic history of the earth; introduction to the uses of geological
principles to interpret earth history.
focused
Principles and practice of instrumental operation for acquisition and
analysis of atmospheric data.
focused
Use of computers to obtain weather information and to make
weather forecasts.
Department of
Environmental
Science (ENVS)
Department of
Geology (GEOL)
GEOL 1376
GEOL 2179
GEOL 3178
Historical
Geology
Atmosphere
Instrumentation
Laboratory
Weather
Information
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Chemistry of the main classes of organic compounds with emphasis
placed on their importance in health, environment, and society.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Basic techniques of data analysis relevant to environmental
sciences: Examples drawn from data collection and analysis in
environmental sciences.
A critical look at environmental policy and decision making in the
21st century. Environmental and energy policy; environmental policy
as an international and strategic security issue; environment and
fisheries and agriculture; environmental policy and extreme weather
events on the Gulf Coast; environmental policy and the "quality of
life "
The "Clean Air Act" and its history and implications for Houston and
the Gulf Coast; air and water regulatory processes in the Texas
Legislature; the history and future of enforcement of current
regulations in Houston and Texas including case studies from local
industry; the role of nongovernment organizations in environmental
policy
Mathematics for environmental problems: vector calculus, tensor
operations, optimization, decision analysis, and ordinary and partial
differential equations from application areas such as environmental
modeling and management.
Transport and flow models for air and water, surface and subsurface
environmental studies; equations of motion, energy principles, and
similitudes; dispersion and diffusion in the environment; chemical
reactions in environmental flows;
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
Minerals and megascopic petrography of common rocks.
Classification, identification, description and interpretation of rocks
in hand specimen and in the field.
GEOL 3331
Environmental
Geology
focused
Geosciences related aspects of the inter-action between people and
the physical environment, including 1) philosophy and fundamental
principles, 2) hazardous earth processes, 3) human interaction with
the environment, 4) minerals, energy and environment, and
5) global change, land use planning, and decision making.
GEOL 3332
Geology of U.S.
National Parks
and Monuments
focused
Geologic evolution of North America and its landscape as illustrated
by selected national parks and monuments of the United States.
GEOL 3333
Earth Resources
focused
GEOL 3334
Earthquakes
GEOL 3336
Water in
Environment
related
How water affects us and our environment as it moves through the
hydrologic cycle. Topics include the role of water in landslides, rivers
and flooding, pollution of our water supply, water quality, water as
an energy resource, wetlands, and coastal erosion.
GEOL 3338
Environment
Hydrology
related
Principles of groundwater and surface water flow and interaction
with the environment: water quality and pollution.
GEOL 3342
Introduction to
Air Pollution
focused
Structure of the atmosphere, anthropogenic and natural emissions
of pollutant precursors, meteorological influences on pollutant
transport and diffusion, chemical transformations, and health
effects of pollution
GEOL 3345
Structural
Geology
related
Properties of earth minerals and their behavior in stress fields;
description, classification, and interpretation of geologic structures.
GEOL 3365
Exploring the
Planets
related
Survey of the nature and evolution of the solid bodies in the solar
system: the inner planets, including earth and its moon, the outer
planets and their moons, meteorites, asteroids and comets.
related
Introduction to the world's oceans and oceanic processes.
focused
Principles of physics and dynamics of atmosphere: Local , meso, and
synoptic scale weather and global general circulation.
GEOL 3325
Rocks and
Minerals
GEOL 3377
GEOL 3378
Oceanography
Principles of
Atmospheric
Science
related
Mineral and energy resources of the planet Earth; their origin and
discovery. Environmental impact of their exploitation; future
prospects.
Causes of earthquakes; questions of earthquake prediction,
earthquake hazards, and social policy development associated with
land use planning and building design.
Emission sources and chemical transformations associated with
urban, regional and global scale air pollution, including gas phase
and liquid phase reactions, nucleation processes, particulates, and
acid deposition.
Principles of remote sensing, data collection, digital image
processing, and applications in geologic, environmental, and land
use studies.
Application of geophysical data to the study of various aspects of
the earth, including its internal composition, large-scale processes
such as plate tectonics, and the distribution of important mineral
and energy resources.
Processes and resulting landforms that shape the landscape,
including the role of climate and tectonics inaffecting evolution of
landscapes.
Theory of mass transport and numerical solutions used in the
simulation of groundwater flow and transport applied to
hydrogeological and environmental problems.
GEOL 3382
Atmospheric
Chemistry
focused
GEOL 3383
Remote Sensing
related
GEOL 4340
The Geological
study of the
Earth
related
GEOL 4350
Geomorphology
GEOL 4366
Groundwater
modeling
GEOL 4378
Introduction to
Seismic
Prospecting
related
Acquisition, processing, reduction, and interpretation of seismic
reflection and refraction data as applied to oil and gas exploration.
GEOL 4379
Groundwater
and Engineering
Geophysics
related
Methods of characterizing shallow, subsurface conditions, including
the influence of fluids on the physical properties of near-surface
materials, high-resolution seismic and gravity methods.
related
focused
GEOL 4382
GEOL 4383
Introduction to
Petroleum
Geology
Introduction to
Well Logging
related
related
Fundamentals of petroleum geology; source rock reservoir, and trap
studies. Practical exploration methods such as subsurface
stratigraphy and mapping.
Introduction to well logging techniques, emphasizing geologic
applications
6332
Air Pollution
Meteorology
focused
Meteorological factors influencing air quality. Atmospheric
dispersion and characteristics, land use and topographic effect, local
circulations, effects of cloud and precipitation, long range transport,
exchange between troposphere and stratosphere.
6334
Air Pollution
Chemistry and
Physics
focused
Emission sources and chemical transformations of urban, regional,
and global scale air pollution including ozone, particulates, and acids
deposition.
6335
Atmospheric
Numerical
Modeling
focused
Numeric modeling techniques used in atmospheric sciences
including synoptic and mesoscale numerical weather forecasting,
global climate modeling, and air pollution modeling.
6337
Atmospheric
Physics
focused
Physical principles in atmospheric sciences, including
thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud physics and wave
dynamics.
6338
Paleoclimate
and Global
Change
6341
Geochemistry
6343
Geochemistry of
Natural Waters
6344
6350
Stable Isotope
Geochemistry
Advanced
Structural
Geology
related
Principles of geochemistry, mineral-water stability relationships,
isotope geochemistry, phase equilibria, and trace elements in
igneous rocks.
focused
related
A laboratory- and field-oriented course designed to teach chemical
and isotopic analytical techniques.
focused
The application of stable isotope techniques to earth, ocean, and
atmospheric sciences.
related
Analysis of geologic structures using surface and subsurface data.
6366
Hydrogeology
related
6370
Integrated
Biogeochemical
Studies
focused
6371
Isotope
Geochemistry
focused
6372
Petroleum
Geochemistry
focused
6373
Petroleum
Systems Analysis
6381
Petroleum
Geology
focused
6389
Geographic
Information
Systems for
Geologists
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Department of
Physics (PHYS)
Natural and anthropogenic global climate change, paleoclimates and
paleogeography, evolution of the atmosphere, greenhouse effect,
ozone depletion, ocean-atmosphere coupling, solar activity,
Milankovitch cycles, effects of global change on agriculture, water
resources and energy use.
Interdisciplinary study of groundwater, emphasizing the geologic
aspects of groundwater flow and chemistry.
Natural biochemical cycles of relevant atmospheric species;
interactions among biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and
atmosphere; impact on ecosystems/human health.
Fundamental concepts of geochronology and stable isotope
fractionation and their relevance to tectonics, stratigraphy, climate,
and meteorology will be discussed.
Geological and geochemical constraints on petroleum generation
and accumulation. Concepts and technology of petroleum
geochemistry and their application in petroleum exploration,
exploitation and production.
related
Modern quantitative multi-disciplinary procedures for objective
evaluation of petroleum potential of basins and exploration
opportunites on the basis of statistical probabilities of hydrocarbon
charge, reservoir, trap, and seal.
Fundamentals of petroleum geology; source rock, reservoir, and trap
studies; well log and seismic interpretation, petroleum
geochemistry, and mapping.
Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS, ArcInfo, Spatial
Analyst, 3-D Spatial Analyst) in geology, geophysics, geohazards,
hydrology, environmental geosciences, petroleum geology and
geophysics.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
PHYS 1307
Physics of
Energy and
climate in the
21st century
focused
Physics principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, and
magnetism as they relate to the problems of energy and climate in
the 21st century.
PHYS 3378
Introduction to
Atmospheric
Science
focused
7308
Space and
Atmospheric
Physics
The earth's atmosphere with emphasis on the properties of air, the
structure of the atmosphere, the development of storms, and the
fundamentals of global climate patterns. Use of weather maps and
diagrams will be emphasized.
focused
Physics of plasmas in space; earth’s magnetosphere, planetary
magnetospheres, and solar wind magnetosphere interactions.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
College of
Liberal Arts and
Social Science
Department of
Anthropology
(ANTH)
ANTH 2305
ANTH 3333
World
Archaeology
Economic
Anthropology
Sustainability
related
focused
focused
Remarks
Current data and hypotheses concerning cultural evolution in
various geographical areas around the world.
Economics, including industrialization, in peasant and aboriginal
population groups.
A survey of the method and theory involved in the study of the
relationship of culture and environment, stressing long-term
evolutionary change within cultural systems.
Role and importance of food in different cultures: nutrition, social
use of food, and symbolic significance.
Anthropological approaches to the relationships between peoples
and their physical environments; cross-cultural issues concerning
environmental change and adaptation.
ANTH 3341
Cultural Ecology
focused
ANTH 3342
Food and
Culture
focused
ANTH 3343
People and
Environment
focused
ANTH 3360
Human Variation
focused
Survey of human biological diversity arising from genetic evolution
and responses to diverse environmental conditions.
ANTH 4353
Biocultural
Adaptation
focused
6314
Environment,
Culture and
Public Policy
Mechanisms of human adaptability integrating findings from
ecology, physiology, social and cultural anthropology and
geography.
focused
Social impacts of environmental change; cultural issues raised in
environmental policy.
6341
Cultural Ecology
focused
6342
Food and
Culture
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Department of Art
(ART)
6320
7320
Environmental
Design Studio
Environmental
Design Studio
Department of
Communication
(COMM)
Course Number
Course Name
COMM 3368
Principles of
Public Relation
Exploration of the relationship of human cultural behavior to the
natural environment, with both ethnographic and archaelogical
samples.
The relationship of food to humans through its biological, social,
economic, political, and symbolic roles.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
focused
Sustainability
focused
related
Public relations theories and techniques in business, government,
and the social services.
6324
Human
Relationships
and
Communication
in Organizations
related
Analysis of communication behaviors and activities in
developmental and maintenance processes of supervisory,
mentoring, peer, romantic, and customer relationships in
organizations.
6330
Interpersonal
Communication
related
Theory and research relating to communication within established
interpersonal relationships; such as friends, spouses, and coworkers.
6331
Interpersonal
Conflict
related
6370
Public Relations
Management
related
6371
Public Relations
Theory
related
Comparative analysis of public relations theories and research.
6372
Issues
Management
related
Theories, research and practices to change corporate images and to
adjust relationships between companies and stockholders in a public
policy environment.
6373
Public Relations
Ethics and
Philosophy
related
Discussion of moral philosophy and application to public relations
and business communication for ethical decision making and
analysis.
6374
Investor
Relations
related
Study of the informational and persuasive theories, requirements,
and strategies necessary for attracting and informing investors.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
ECON 3301
Economics and
the Social Order
focused
ECON 3340
Comparative
Economic
Systems
ECON 3351
Economics of
Development
A study of communication that is characteristic of conflict and
conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships.
Examination of staffing, planning, budgeting, and campaign
management requirements in corporate, association, union, and nonprofit public relations.
Department of
Economics (ECON)
ECON 3353
ECON 3355
Economic
Development of
Africa
Economic
Development of
Asia
Cultural, social, and political dimensions of economic activity and the
impact of economic change on the social order.
related
Nature, causes and possible solutions to problems in
underdeveloped economies. Analysis of economic, political and
human implications of economic growth, including the influence of
the international aid community and the consequences of world
trade
Discussion issues include economic growth, growth and the
environment, the role of trade and foreign investment and the
accompanying political and social changes.
focused
focused
Economic growth, environment, income disparities, role of trade and
foreign investment and related political and social changes.
focused
ECON 3358
Economic
Development of
Latin America
ECON 3363
Environmental
Economics
focused
ECON 3365
Labor Economics
focused
ECON 3385
Economics of
Energy
The role and impacts of alternative allocation systems, including
markets, socialization and central planning. Structure and
performance of historical and contemporary economic systems,
with implications for the emerging world economy.
related
Dependence of Latin American countries on natural resources and
agricultural products, import substitution industrialization, debt and
financial crises, subsequent adjustments and structural reforms.
Analyses of environmental quality and environmental regulation.
related
Labor market effects of minimum wage laws, mandatory employee
benefits, technological change, international trade and immigration.
Effects of income replacement programs, rise in female labor supply,
rise in income inequality, decline in manufacturing and the decline of
unions
National and international energy markets in various forms,
including oil, natural gas and alternative energy sources.
ECON 4335
Economic
Growth Theory
focused
ECON 4370
International
Trade
focused
ECON 4391
Economics and
the real world
focused
6355
Economic
Development of
Asia
6365
6368
6373
6374
Economics of
Wages and
Employment
International
Economics
Development
and Labor
Transportation
Economics
7350
Economic
Growth and
International
Development
7387
Economic
Analysis of
Urban Areas
7396
Topics in
Economic
Development
8300
8396
Advanced
Seminar in
Current
Economic
Research
International
Trade
Department of
English (ENGL)
Recent topics include the age of limits, global warming, government
land use control, gun control, and the economics of crime.
related
related
focused
focused
related
focused
related
Economic and social problems of raising standards of living in Asia.
Discussion issues include economic growth, growth and the
environment, income disparities, the role of trade and foreign
investment, and the accompanying political and social changes.
Determination of wages, terms, and volume of employment, and
relation of trade unionism to the economy, with emphasis on
theoretical explanations.
International trade and capital flows, with a focus on transition
countries and emerging markets.
Issues in economic development pertaining to both developing and
transition economies.
Traditional microeconomic approach to transportation economics
including new developments in this field.
This course presents current work on economic growth and
international development, focusing on empirical and quantitative
approaches. It will cover a wide range of topics such as development
accounting, world income distribution, financial aspects of growth
and income determination in open economies, international and
regional capital flows, macroeconomic policy, capital market
integration, current issues in economic and monetary unions and
facts of globalizaion.
Markets for housing and sites, determinants of land use patterns.
Topics include demand, rent and density gradients, racial
discrimination, land use regulation, transportation access.
focused
The development of world economy; emphasizing preconditions of
progress, changes in economic structure, the role of planning, and
the problems of underdeveloped economies.
focused
Students are required to present current research paper in seminar
environment.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
ENGL 2322
Literature and
Nature
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Department of
Geography
(GEOG)
Theory and empirics of economic growth with emphasis on
international comparisons of performance of income and
productivity. Technology, population dynamics, government policy,
culture, income inequality, international trade, democracy, and the
rule of law
Causes of international trade and its effect on national economies.
Consequences of trade barriers and trade policies in different
economic environments, including reaction to national monopolistic
practices. International transmission of investment, labor and
technology
related
Causes and consequences of international trade, theories and
comparative advantage, theory and measurement of tariffs, capital
movements, and multinational corporations.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Sustainability
related
Remarks
Literary explorations of the state of nature, its consequences for
human life, and the impact of human beings on the natural
environment.
GEOG 1300
Element of
Physical
Geography
GEOG 1301
Human use of
Earth
related
An analysis of humankind's variable imprint upon the earth's surface
resulting from human activities related to land and resource
utilization, technology, and environmental attitudes.
GEOG 2340
World Realms
related
Examination of the interactions between people, cultures, and
natural surroundings.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
HIST 3346
Atomic Power in
American
History
focused
HIST 3368
World
Environmental
History to 1800
focused
HIST 4322
Environment in
US history
6389
American Urban
History
LAST 3300
Latin America:
Hemispheric and
Global
Perspectives
Course Number
Course Name
PHIL 3349
Philosophy of
the Social
Sciences
PHIL 3375
Law, Society and
Morality
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Department of
History (HIST)
Analysis of the physical processes of the earth's surface and their
interrelationships, emphasizing continental drift, landforms,
weather, climate, vegetation, and soils
focused
The course focuses on the military and peaceful uses of atomic
power to explore the scientific, environmental, diplomatic,
institutional, social, and cultural history of the U.S. after 1939.
related
focused
Department of
Latin American
Studies (LAST)
Human interactions with the environment from the rise of complex
societies to 1800. Comparative themes: inventions of agriculture;
human, plant, and animal migrations; global commodity trades;
religion and nature.
Changing human relations with their physical environments and
implications for society from colonization through industrialization
to modern environmentalism.
Study of environmental, political, economic, technological, and social
factors in influencing the growth and development of American
cities.
related
An interdisciplinary introduction to the history, cultures, and
languages of Latin America. Topics include the region's indigenous
past, religious traditions, linguistic realities, economic development,
gender relations, political dynamics, popular culture, and social
forces
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
Philosophical issues arising in such social sciences as psychology,
archaeology, anthropology, and economics. May be repeated for
credit with approval of department chair when topics vary.
Department of
Philosophy (PHIL)
Department of
Political Science
(POLS)
POLS 3313
POLS 3314
6308
6318
Introduction to
International
Relations
Introduction to
Public
Administration
Political
Economy
Seminar in
Science,
Environmental,
and Energy
Policy
Sustainability
focused
Topics include the nature, function, and moral evaluation of law and
legal systems.
Sustainability
related
Remarks
focused
Approaches to international politics, power, the nation-state and
nationalism, diplomacy, causes of conflict, sources of
interdependence, international law and organization.
focused
The political environment of public administration and its basic
concepts, structures, and processes in the United States.
related
Examines the intersections between economics and politics.
related
Role of science and technology in policy processes, including risk
analysis, public funding, and regulation of R&D; role of science in a
democracy; and development of natural resources.
6361
Seminar in
Urban Politics
focused
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
Politics in American cities. How city government copes with social
and economic problems, the complexity of urbanization, and other
government agencies.
Department of
Psychology (PSYC)
PSYC 2344
PSYC 2350
PSYC 4371
Cultural
Psychology
Child
Development
Organizational
Psychology
Sustainability
related
focused
focused
focused
Remarks
Relationship between ethnicity, socialization, personality, behavior
issues related to current race relations.
Intellectual and social development in children and the factors that
affect this process.
Theory and research on work motivation, leadership, and related
aspects of group behavior in organizations.
Psychological knowledge and methods applied to personnel
problems of selection and training, including job behavior
description and evaluation, assessment strategies, employee
development, and fair employment concerns.
Theories and paradigms of motivation in the work place. Research
and applications of motivational theories used to describe employee
behaviors.
Factors and processes influencing effort, intentions, performance,
other job behaviors.
PSYC 4373
Personnel
Psychology
related
PSYC 4376
Work Motivation
related
7366
Work Motivation
8320
Field Work in
Organizational
Development
8323
Organizational
Climate and
Culture
focused
Review of the history, evolution and relationships among such
concepts as organizational culture and climate and psychological
climate. The emphasis is on research and applied issues related to
these concepts and their role in behavior, organizational
performance and organizational development and change.
8324
Job Attitudes
focused
concepts as job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational
commitment.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
SOC 1300
Introduction to
Sociology
related
Major theories, methods; and findings pertaining to the study of
societies, institutions, organizations, and groups. The
interrelationships of society, culture, and personality.
SOC 2310
Social Problems
related
Analysis of major social problems including crime, drug abuse,
inequality, racism, and unemployment, among others. Examination
of proposed solutions and potential consequences for policy.
SOC 3318
Introduction to
Social Work
related
SOC 3357
Urban Sociology
SOC 3382
Sociology of
Drug Use and
Recovery
6357
Seminar in
Urban Sociology
focused
Course Number
Course Name
THEA 1102
Fundamentals of
Fundraising
Sustainability
focused
Department of
Sociology (SOC)
Department of
Theatre (THEA)
focused
related
Sustainability
related
focused
related
Sustainability
related
related
Best practices in applying organizational behavior, human resources,
and organization development research to organizational problems;
content varies in order to leverage emergent field opportunities
Remarks
The United States social welfare system contrasted with other
national systems with an overview of the fields and specialties in
social work practice.
The nature, conditions, and consequences of urbanization; growth
and structure of metropolitan regions; social and demographic
characteristics of urban populations.
Institutional processes shaping the definitions of and responses to
substance abuse. Gender, racial, and economic influences on
substance usage and recovery.
The study of urbanism and urbanization, including modern
metropolitan problems, and structural, ecological, and social
psychological theories of the urban phenomenon.
Remarks
Theory and practice of donor relations, special events, and individual
giving.
THEA 3371
History of
Architecture,
Interiors, and
Decorative Arts
related
Survey of the styles of architecture, decor, and furniture from
antiquity to the present, with emphasis on applications in theatrical
design.
THEA 3372
Digital Design
Techniques
related
Study and use of software, tools, and techniques to create, capture,
and manipulate images for scenic, lighting, and costume designers.
THEA 3374
Intelligent
Lighting
related
THEA 3387
Lighting Design I
related
THEA 3389
Lighting Design II
related
6335
Scenery and
Lighting Design
related
6336
Technical
Production
related
6352
Advanced
Lighting Design
related
6355
Lighting Design
related
Course Number
Course Name
5176:6276:6376:5476
Environmental,
Energy, and
Policy Law
Journal
5207:5337
Clean Air Act
focused
5216
Clean Water Act
focused
5225
Hazardous
Waste Law
focused
5258
Food and Drug
Law
focused
Study of government's attempts to protect the public health and
individual welfare in the development and marketing of foods, etc.
Focuses on the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
5307
Interagency
Environmental
Cooperation
focused
Forum for various local, state, and federal environmental agency
personnel about real issues in coordinating environmental
requirements between agencies.
5390
Environmental
Law
focused
Environmental law, with emphasis on legal regulation and control of
activities affecting the land, sea, and air environment.
6226
Advanced Oil &
Gas Contracting
focused
Focuses on contracts used in domestic oil and gas exploration and
production operations, including oil and gas leases
Study and use of intelligent lighting fixtures and control console
programming.
Examination of the principles, theories, equipment, and technology
utilized in lighting for the stage; Color, light sources, control systems,
and script analysis.
Implementation of lighting ideas into actual designs, including light
plots, schedule, the use of equipment and the exploration of lighting
styles.
Creative function of the scene and lighting designer in preparing
visual elements of theatrical production.
Visual elements (scenic, costume, and lighting design) in a
production as approached by the designer, director, and actor.
Implementation of lighting ideas, light plots, use of equipment and
the exploration of lighting styles.
Stage lighting fundamentals, theories of light and color, equipment
and control, instruments and switchboards.
College of LAW
Sustainability
focused
Sustainability
related
Remarks
related
An academic publication of the Law Center in which the law
students, under the direction of the faculty, edit articles of
distinguished faculty and scholars around the country.
Legal requirements for air pollution control under the federal Clean
Air Act, with emphasis on the 1990 amendments and state and local
approaches including an examination of the Texas Clean Air Act.
Focuses on the Federal Clean Water Act and its administrative
implementation
This course will focus on the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act.
6227:5355
Oil and Gas
related
Covers the basic property, contract, and regulatory framework for
oil and gas production in Texas. Explores common law property
concepts; the provisions of an oil and gas lease negotiated between
a mineral interest owner and an oil company as lessee; and also
examines Railroad Commission regulation of drilling, production,
pooling, and unitization for the efficient and fair development of oil
and gas.
6336
International
Environmental
Law
related
The practical aspects of the various systems as they compare to the
United States environmental law system.
related
Explores the way rights to use are allocated in the various
jurisdictions of the United States, and examines acquisition and
exercise of water rights, statutory procedures of acquisition,
comparison of riparian rights and appropriation rights.
6341
Water Law
6343
Energy, Law &
Policy
6362
Natural
Resources Law
7211
Environmental
Law and Land
Use
focused
Examines how government regulates private and public lands for the
environment's sake. It covers traditional concepts of land control
and controls tailored to the land's specific characteristics,
7306
Natural
Resources Law
focused
preservation of natural resources on federal land, including wildlife,
wilderness, refuges rivers, national parks, minerals, and timber.
A basic overview and background to the important energy issues of
the day, especially natural gas and electricity deregulation
focused
related
History, jurisdiction, and conflicts of the land management agencies
under the various natural resources statutes.
7333
Energy, Law and
Policy
focused
Students explore in depth an energy-related topic of their choice,
ranging from problems (and proposed solutions) for nuclear power
development, renewable, and offshore oil and gas, LNG sitting, statefederal conflicts in energy development, FERC jurisdiction and
restructuring orders for gas and electricity, changes in energy laws in
other countries,
7352
International
Environmental
Law
focused
The foundations for legal response to current global environmental
challenges and the exploration of the leading issues. Issues of
current (or historical) interest and an analysis of how international
laws and institutions may help resolve them.
Course Number
Course Name
Sustainability
focused
SOCW 7397
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
& the Green
Collar Economy
focused
College of Social
Work
Sustainability
related
Remarks
This upper-division, service learning courses focuses on merging
community-identified socio-economic concerns with
enviornmentally conscious solutions.
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